child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryō system); provincial capital
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
it was very good of you to come; glad to see you
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to face on; to look out on to
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
a little bit; a little while
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle